RECOVERY Y--RECOVERY ACT, Project 671-05-130, Perimeter Fence at Audie L. Murphy Memorial Hospital

RECOVERY ACT - The Department of Veterans Affairs anticipates soliciting bids and consequently awarding a contract to furnish all labor, material, equipment, transportation, and supervision necessary to "Install a Perimeter Fence" Project No.R671-10-401 at the South Texas Veterans Health Care System, Audie L. Murphy Veterans Memorial Hospital, 7400 Merton Minter Blvd., San Antonio, TX 78229. The solicitation will be conducted in accordance with FAR part 15 (Contracting by Negotiation) and part 36 (Construction) and will be evaluated with procedures therein.The North American Industrial Classification Standard (NAICS) code assigned to this construction project is 236220 with a small business size standard of $33.5 million. This procurement is 100% set aside to Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business contractors pursuant to 38 U.S.C. 8127(d). To be eligible for award the SDVOSB mush be considered small under the relevant NAICS code and must be registered and verified in the following websites: www.vip.vetbiz.gov; www.ccr.gov, and www.orca.bpn.gov. Pre-bid site inspections will be announced in the solicitation. The solicitation will be posted on or about January 27, 2010 on the Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps) website www.fbo.gov. Interested bidders can download the solicitation, specifications and drawings from the FedBizOpps website.

Amendments will not be mailed but will also be posted at the FedBizOpps website. Bidders are reminded they are responsible for obtaining and acknowledging all amendments to the solicitation prior to the time set for receipt of proposals. Proposals are due no later than 4:30 PM local time on February 26, 2010 at South Texas Veterans Health Care System, VISN 17 Contracting (10N17/671C), Department of Veterans Affairs, 7400 Merton Minter Blvd, San Antonio, TX 78229. Offerors submitting as a joint venture must submit the joint venture agreement with their offer. Joint ventures are limited to submission of three bids in a two year period. All requests for information on this solicitation shall be submitted in writing via email to the Contracting Officer at jeffrey.haubenreiser@va.gov or faxed to 210-694-6300.